LISSOME

lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous

(adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

Source: WordNet® 3.1

lissome (comparative lissomer, superlative lissomest)

Alternative spelling of lissom

• Ole Miss, mesisol

Source: Wiktionary

Lis"som, Lis"some, a. Etym: [For lithesome.]

1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.

2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.

– Lis"some*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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